English-Thai Dictionary
fortune
N ทรัพย์สมบัติ มากมาย sab-som-bad-mak-mai
fortune
N โชคชะตา destiny fate karma chok-cha-ta
fortune
N โชคลาภ โชคดี chok-lab
fortuneteller
N หมอดู โหร นัก พยากรณ์ prophet seer sibyl mor-du
fortunetelling
ADJ ซึ่ง เกี่ยวกับ การ ทำนาย โชคชะตา เกี่ยวกับ การ พยากรณ์ sueng-kiao-kab-kan-tam-nai-chok-cha-ta
fortunetelling
N การ พยากรณ์ การ ทำนาย โชคชะตา kan-pa-ya-kon
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FORTUNE
n.[L. fortuna, fero or porto, tempestivus. See Hour and Time. ] 1. Properly, chance; accident; luck; the arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner. Hence the heathens deified chance, and consecrated temples and altars to the goddess. Hence the modern use of the word, for a power supposed to distribute the lots of life, according to her own humor.
Though fortune's malice overthrow my state.
2. The good or ill that befalls man.
In you the fortune of Great Britain lies.
3. Success, good or bad; event.
Our equal crimes shall equal fortune give.
4. The chance of life; means of living; wealth.
His father dying, he was driven to London to seek his fortune.
5. Estate; possessions, as a gentleman of small fortune.
6. A large estate; great wealth. This is often the sense of the word standing alone or unqualified; as a gentleman or lady of fortune. To the ladies we say, beware of fortune-hunters.
7. The portion of a man or woman; generally of a woman.
8. Futurity; future state or events; destiny. The young are anxious to have their fortunes told.
You who men's fortunes in their faces read.
FORTUNE
v.t. 1. To make fortunate. [Not used. ]
2. To dispose fortunately or not; also, to presage. Obs.
FORTUNE
v.i.To befall; to fall out; to happen; to come casually to pass. It fortuned the same night that a christian serving a Turk in the camp, secretly gave the watchmen warning.
FORTUNEBOOK
n.A book to be consulted to discover future events.
FORTUNED
a.Supplied by fortune.
FORTUNE-HUNTER
n.A man who seeks to marry a woman with a large portion, with a view to enrich himself.
FORTUNELESS
a.Luckless; also, destitute of a fortune or portion.
FORTUNETELL
v.t.To tell or pretend to tell the future events of one's life; to reveal futurity.
FORTUNETELLER
n.One who tells or pretends to foretell the events of one's life; an impostor who deceives people by pretending to a knowledge of future events.
FORTUNETELLING
ppr. Telling the future events of one's life.
FORTUNETELLING
n.The act or practice of foretelling the future fortune or events of one's life, which is a punishable crime.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FORTUNE
For "tune, n. Etym: [F. fortune, L. fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to bear, bring. See Bear to support, and cf. Fortuitous. ]
1. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified or deified power regarded as determining human success, apportioning happiness and unhappiness, and distributing arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life. 'T is more by fortune, lady, than by merit. Shak. O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle. Shak.
2. That which befalls or is to befall one; lot in life, or event in any particular undertaking; fate; destiny; as, to tell one's fortune. You, who men's fortunes in their faces read. Cowley.
3. That which comes as the result of an undertaking or of a course of action; good or ill success; especially, favorable issue; happy event; success; prosperity as reached partly by chance and partly by effort. Our equal crimes shall equal fortune give. Dryden. There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Shak. His father dying, he was driven to seek his fortune. Swift.
4. Wealth; large possessions; large estate; riches; as, a gentleman of fortune.
Syn. -- Chance; accident; luck; fate. Fortune book, a book supposed to reveal future events to those who consult it. Crashaw. - Fortune hunter, one who seeks to acquire wealth by marriage. -- Fortune teller, one who professes to tell future events in the life of another. -- Fortune telling, the practice or art of professing to reveal future events in the life of another.
FORTUNE
For "tune, v. t. Etym: [OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See Fortune, n.]
1. To make fortunate; to give either good or bad fortune to. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
2. To provide with a fortune. Richardson.
3. To presage; to tell the fortune of. [Obs. ] Dryden.
FORTUNE
FORTUNE For "tune, v. i.
Defn: To fall out; to happen. It fortuned the same night that a Christian, serving a Turk in the camp, secretely gave the watchmen warning. Knolles.
FORTUNELESS
FORTUNELESS For "tune *less, a.
Defn: Luckless; also, destitute of a fortune or portion. Spenser.
New American Oxford Dictionary
fortune
for tune |ˈfôrCHən ˈfɔrtʃən | ▶noun 1 chance or luck as an external, arbitrary force affecting human affairs: some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate. • luck, esp. good luck: this astounding piece of good fortune that has befallen me. • (fortunes ) the success or failure of a person or enterprise over a period of time or in the course of a particular activity: he is credited with turning around the company's fortunes. 2 a large amount of money or assets: he eventually inherited a substantial fortune. • (a fortune ) informal a surprisingly high price or amount of money: I spent a fortune on drink and drugs. PHRASES fortune favors the brave proverb a successful person is often one who is willing to take risks. the fortunes of war the unpredictable, haphazard events of war. make a (or one's ) fortune acquire great wealth by one's own efforts. a small fortune informal a large amount of money. tell someone's fortune make predictions about a person's future by palmistry, using a crystal ball, reading tarot cards, or similar divining methods. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin Fortuna, the name of a goddess personifying luck or chance.
Fortune 500
For tune 500 ▶noun trademark an annual list of the five hundred most profitable US industrial corporations.
fortune cookie
for tune cook ie |ˈfɔrtʃən ˌkʊki | ▶noun a thin folded cookie containing a slip of paper with a prediction or aphorism written on it, served in Chinese restaurants.
fortune hunter
for tune hunt er |ˈfɔrtʃən ˌhən (t )ər | ▶noun a person who seeks to become rich through marrying someone wealthy.
fortune-teller
for tune-tell er |ˈfɔrtʃən ˈtɛlər |(also fortune teller ) ▶noun a person who tells people's fortunes. DERIVATIVES for tune-tell ing noun
Oxford Dictionary
fortune
for |tune |ˈfɔːtʃuːn, -tʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs: some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate. • luck, especially good luck: only good fortune has prevented British casualties. • (fortunes ) the success or failure of a person or enterprise over a period of time: he is credited with turning round the company's fortunes. 2 a large amount of money or assets: he inherited a substantial fortune. • (a fortune ) informal a surprisingly high price or amount of money: I spent a fortune on drink. PHRASES fortune favours the brave proverb a successful person is often one who is willing to take risks. the fortunes of war the unpredictable events of war. make a (or one's ) fortune acquire great wealth by one's own efforts. a small fortune informal a large amount of money. tell someone's fortune make predictions about a person's future by palmistry, using a crystal ball, or similar methods. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin Fortuna, the name of a goddess personifying luck or chance.
Fortune 500
Fortune 500 ▶noun ( trademark in the US ) an annual list of the five hundred largest US industrial corporations, as measured by gross income.
fortune cookie
for |tune cookie ▶noun N. Amer. a small biscuit containing a slip of paper with a prediction or motto written on it, served in Chinese restaurants.
fortune hunter
fortune-hunter ▶noun a person who seeks to become rich through marrying someone wealthy. DERIVATIVES fortune hunting noun
fortune teller
fortune-teller ▶noun a person who tells people's fortunes. DERIVATIVES fortune telling noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
fortune
fortune noun 1 fortune favored him: chance, accident, coincidence, serendipity, destiny, fortuity, providence, happenstance. 2 a change of fortune: luck, fate, destiny, predestination, the stars, serendipity, karma, kismet, lot. 3 (fortunes ) an upswing in the team's fortunes: circumstances, state of affairs, condition, position, situation; plight, predicament. 4 he made his fortune in steel: wealth, riches, substance, property, assets, resources, means, possessions, treasure, estate. 5 informal this dress cost a fortune : a huge amount, a vast sum, a king's ransom, millions, billions; informal a small fortune, a mint, a bundle, a pile, a wad, an arm and a leg, a pretty penny, a tidy sum, big money, big bucks, gazillions, megabucks, top dollar. ANTONYMS pittance.
fortune teller
fortune teller noun for two bucks you could get a reading from a gypsy fortune teller: clairvoyant, crystal-gazer, psychic, prophet, seer, oracle, soothsayer, augur, diviner, sibyl; palmist, palm-reader.
Oxford Thesaurus
fortune
fortune noun 1 some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate | fortune smiled on them: chance, accident, coincidence, serendipity, twist of fate, destiny, fortuity, providence, freak, hazard; fate, Lady Luck, Dame Fortune; N. Amer. happenstance. 2 the company has enjoyed two drastic changes of fortune over the past twenty years: luck, fate, destiny, predestination, the stars, fortuity, serendipity, karma, kismet, lot, what is written in the stars. 3 (fortunes ) there should be an upswing in Sheffield's fortunes: circumstances, state of affairs, condition, financial /material position, financial /material situation, financial /material status; resources, means, finances, income; plight, predicament; station in life, lot, lifestyle; future, prospects. 4 he made his fortune in wholesale grocery: wealth, riches, substance, property, assets, resources, means, possessions, treasure, estate; affluence, prosperity. 5 (a fortune ) informal this place costs a fortune to run: a huge amount, a small fortune, a king's ransom, a vast sum, a large sum of money, a lot, millions, billions; informal a packet, a mint, a bundle, a pile, a wad, a pretty penny, an arm and a leg, a tidy sum, a killing; Brit. informal a bomb, loadsamoney, shedloads; N. Amer. informal big bucks, big money, gazillions; Austral. informal big bickies.
fortune teller
fortune teller noun clairvoyant, crystal-gazer, psychic, prophet, forecaster of the future, seer, oracle, soothsayer, prognosticator, prophesier, augur, diviner, sibyl; medium, spiritualist; telepathist, telepath, mind reader; palmist, palm-reader, chiromancer; astrologer; Scottish spaewife, spaeman; rare haruspex, vaticinator, oracler, chirosophist, spiritist, palmister.
Duden Dictionary
Fortune
For tune , For tü ne Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die auch Fortüne |Fort ü ne fɔrˈtyːn |die Fortune; Genitiv: der Fortune französisch fortune < lateinisch fortuna Erfolg, Glück, das jemand bei oder mit etwas hat meist verneint er hatte einfach keine Fortune
French Dictionary
fortune
fortune n. f. nom féminin 1 littéraire Hasard. : La fortune sourit aux audacieux. (Proverbe ) SYNONYME sort . 2 Situation financière d ’une personne. : Pour toute fortune, ils n ’ont que 300 $ et deux vélos. 3 Richesse. : Sa fortune s ’élève à trois millions de dollars. LOCUTIONS À la fortune du pot. À la bonne franquette, très simplement. De fortune. Rudimentaire. : Une installation de fortune. SYNONYME provisoire . Faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur. Se résigner, accepter son sort. Faire fortune. S ’enrichir. : Ils ont fait fortune rapidement. Revers de fortune. Perte d ’argent. Tenter fortune. Commencer une vie, une carrière.
fortuné
fortuné , ée adj. adjectif 1 littéraire Favorisé par la fortune. 2 Riche. : Cette famille est fortunée. SYNONYME aisé .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
fortune
for tune /fɔ́ː r tʃ (ə )n /〖語源は 「偶然起こること 」〗(形 )fortunate, (副 )fortunately 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 〖通例単数形で 〗大金 , 財産 ; U 富 ▸ cost [be worth ] a fortune 大金がかかる [の価値がある ]▸ make a [one's ] fortune in showbiz 芸能界で一もうけする ▸ spend a fortune on clothes 服に大金をつぎ込む ▸ fame and fortune 富と名声 ▸ a small fortune ｟くだけて ｠大金 (!反語的 ) .2 U 運 ; 運勢, 運命 ;〖F- 〗運命の女神 ; 幸運 ▸ have the (good ) fortune to play the role of Juliet ジュリエット役を演じる幸運に恵まれる ▸ By good fortune , they won the game .幸運にも彼らは試合に勝った ▸ ill fortune 不運 ▸ Fortune favors the brave .｟ことわざ ｠運命の女神は勇者に味方する ▸ Fortune smiled upon [on ] us .｟文 ｠運命の女神は我々にほほえんだ ▸ try one's fortune 運を試す 3 C 〖通例 ～s 〗(人生の )浮き沈み, 盛衰, 明暗 ▸ hope for a reversal of the company's fortunes 社況の逆転を願う be s ì tting on a f ó rtune [g ó ld m ì ne ]高価なものを手に入れる .m à rry a f ó rtune 金持ちと結婚する .s è ek one's f ó rtune 立身出世を求める .t è ll A's f ó rtune A 〈人 〉の未来を占う .～́ c ò okie (中華料理店などの )おみくじクッキー .～́ h ù nter 財産目当てに結婚する人 .
fortune-teller
f ó rtune-t è ller 名詞 C 占い師, 易者 .
fortune-telling
f ó rtune-t è lling 名詞 U 占い .
The Wordsmith Dictionary